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bandstand in the park waiting anxiously for Fly by Night to take the stage. The event had everyone in town talking. Fireworks of all shapes and colors were ready to be fired into the night sky as the band played their biggest hits.
The park was packed with fans of all ages taking in the last of the local music bands from the town’s schools.
High school kids from the music department sat in three rows on the bandstand playing there instruments as everyone in town stood on the grass listening and enjoying the day.
The cry wolves’ gang stood on the grass what felt like a mile back.
Bobby wanted to enjoy the music but couldn’t help look over his shoulder back to the street for the black car.
Timmy was the first to notice an army jeep on Main Street approaching the park. He pointed out the General in the passenger seat. Everyone within a few yard of Timmy’s voice turned and looked.
Soon everyone at the park noticed and watched as the jeep pulled in and approached the bandstand. The mayor stood up from his seat and welcomed the General with a handshake and smile as he walked up the steps. Everyone cheered as the General turned and gave a quick wave to the crowd. He took his seat, the best seat in the house. The band played on as he tapped his foot while listening. Everyone in attendance focused more on the General then the kids on stage.
“One day we’re going to be that famous” Bobby called out. “Can you imagine what it would be like being that famous.”
“It would be amazing.” Sam said “We’ll have the best seat in town to every event just like the General here today. Everyone will want our autographs” Sam could see it all in his mind. He pictured himself on a famous talk show and having the host sitting across from him asking questions as fans in the seats took pictures.
“Tell me Sam what’s it like being famous?” the host asked while smiling for the camera as the lights reflected of the gel in his hair.
Sam could see himself sitting back in his fine expensive suits and smiling “Being famous is great, getting a chance to star in blockbuster movies”
“What has surprised you the most about fame?” The host asked never losing his smile.
“Lets see” I guess the long hours on the movie sets, never thought it took so long to shoot one scene,” Sam answered as the crowd laughed.
Timmy stood next to Sam and pictured himself racing in a sports car. He pictured himself winning a huge race and holding the trophy in his hands as reporter ran up to him wanting an interview. “You won the race, how do you feel?”
Timmy answered with a huge smile for the camera as girls came running around him “Its the best thing in the world. How could it get any better then this?”
Bobby saw himself at a comic book convention. A reporter coming up to him in the middle of fans screaming for his autograph. “What’s it like having the biggest selling comic book of all time. A comic book based on yourself where you are the superhero? With thousands of people here today wanting to met their idol? What do you have to say about all this?”
“It’s a wonderful time. I hope I get a chance to meet all my fans. Being in a comic books is the greatest thing” he pictured himself answering while signing autographs.
“You stay at the best hotels in the world. Do you ever get tired of it?” The reporter asked.
“No way, I love it and I love my fans” Bobby said while lost in his daydream as the band played on.
Kyle saw himself landing on the grass with his trademark golden parachute and a reporter running up to him with a microphone in hand “Looks like you’re the most famous daredevil on earth, what will be your next trick?” She yelled out as Kyle pictured himself posing for pictures for magazine covers.
“I want to ride my bike through the world’s biggest desert.” He called out.
“Won’t that be dangerous?” he pictured the reporter asking.
He nodded “Everything I do is scary. But that’s the thrill.”
“Everywhere you go, you get the VIP treatment, must be a nice life?”
“I’ll never complain. I came from a small town, where I learned good family values. And how hard work can pay off”
All four kids continued to daydream about fame and fortune. Seeing themselves on the bandstand waving to the loving crowds and having everyone cheering their name just like how they cheered for the General. They were lost in another world. They were convinced it was just a matter of time before the world knew their names and loved them. None of them noticed a black car with tinted windows on the street a few yards away watching.
The cry wolves’ gang along with the General and everyone in town went on enjoying the music for another hour as the musical festival continued with different bands playing. After the last band finished the stage was cleared. Everyone could feel the excitement in the air waiting for the firework show to start up. The mayor announced into the microphone it would take roughly forty minutes to set up the stage for special musical guest “Fly by Night.” Everyone cheered when they heard the band’s name.
Timmy turned to the others “Looks like we have a few minutes before the fireworks show starts. How about we grab some popsicles while we wait?”
Kyle’s eyes lit up “I like that idea. We’ll just have to keep a look out for men in black trying to sneak up on Bobby”
The other guys laughed as they turned towards Main Street.
“Don’t’ laugh guys. I’m telling you it was a scary moment. If you had seen what I’ve seen, you wouldn’t be laughing” Bobby said.
They made there way along Main Street’s sidewalk headed towards the variety store, debating the greatest flavor of Popsicle of all time. A few other people from town walked along the sidewalk either in front of them or behind. All headed somewhere before the big show. The entire street was quiet; the majority of people stayed in the park, not wanting to loss their spot.
The kids were half a block away from the variety store when Bobby glanced over his shoulder and noticed a black car with tinted windows slowly approaching behind him in the right lane. Fear shoot through his body as the headlights looked like a shark slowly closing in. “Guys, guys.” He had to get their attention quick “Look at that car coming up behind us. It’s a black car with tinted windows. It looks just like the car the men in black tried picking up the crazy man in”
Kyle looked over his shoulder and quickly looked back forward. “Wow, would you look at that” Cold fear ran through his veins “There really is a black car behind us. Ok, this is getting weird”
“You really think they’re following us?” Timmy whispered trying to act calm.
“Why would they, we have done nothing wrong” Sam whispered back.
“Maybe they want to talk to you Bobby. They might want know what the crazy man told you.” Kyle said
“Dude, you’re freaking me out.” Bobby said, “What if they do want to take me away? They had no problem going after a crazy old man; maybe they will take me away as well. I’ll never be seen again”
“They won’t grab a kid off the street” Timmy said, “Think we should turn around and confront them?”
Sam looked nervous. He knew the chances of them coming after Bobby where next to none but, what if? “Let’s head inside the variety store to pick up our popsicles and try to act cool. We’ll watch the car from the store window.”
“I like that idea. Anything to get off the street” Bobby said as he darted into the store.
The other three walked inside and picked out the popsicles color they liked best.
Timmy slowly walked to the front of the store and peeked out the window. He looked up and down the street for any sign of the black car. He kept to the side of the window incase the driver might’ve seen him.
The kids hung out inside the store eating their popsicles longer then they plan too, wanting to kill time before going back outside. Hoping the car would be gone by then.
Bobby walked over to Timmy “See the car out there?” he whispered.
“Well, maybe” Timmy answered,
“I saw a black car pull in behind the empty building at the top if Main Street.”
Sam heard Timmy and walked over “The empty building? Wonder what its doing there?”
Timmy poked his head out the variety store door; he signaled to the other guys to come out when there was no sign of men in black.
They stood on the sidewalk looking at the empty building a few blocks up.
It didn’t make sense to Kyle “What would the men in black be using that building for? It’s been empty since my parents were young. No one knows what that building has very been used for. For some reason it’s always been empty.”
“Tell me about it, the truth about that building is more mysterious, then anything else on earth. Some say the building is haunted. Rumors are it’s the first building ever built in this town. Some even say the building stood before the town was even created. This is getting weirder by the minute” Bobby said.
“There’s only one way to find out the truth.” Sam said, “We need to sneak over to the building and look inside”
The other three boys turned and stared at Sam.
“Ah, what?” Bobby said. “Did I hear you right?”
Timmy and Kyle continued to stare at Sam in silence.
“These guys just tried abducted a crazy man off the street who’s said we’re chosen for something.” Sam said, “We need to understand what’s going on here. Here’s my idea. You three head back to the park, incase the men in black are watching Bobby from a distance. This way it looks as though